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Symmetric Matrices & Quadratic Forms · Challenge problem

A quadratic form qq on R2\mathbb R^2 has q(1,0)=3q(1, 0) = 3, q(0,1)=5q(0, 1) = 5 and q(1,1)=2q(1, 1) = 2. Find the minimum value of q(x,y)q(x, y) on the unit circle x2+y2=1x^2 + y^2 = 1.